Salem State Goes on Lockdown After Stabbing

Submitted by Allie Grasgreen on September 26, 2013 - 3:00am

Salem State University was on lockdown[1] for hours Wednesday afternoon as police sought a suspect in the alleged stabbing of a female rider and male driver on a university shuttle bus. Students and staff were ordered to shelter in place and classes were canceled for the day, as officials warned the suspect may have returned to campus. Salem State lifted the lockdown mid-afternoon as police released a photo of the 25-year-old suspect.